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DAYS after Fiona Simpson took a split second to protect her baby from huge hailstones after the bad weather blew up the windows of her car, the young mother of Queensland is looking for a courageous award.
Simpson, 23, saved her little girl's life, but was hit by horrific bruises and cuts after hail blew on the rear window and windshield of her car near Kingaroy.
Prime Minister Annastacia Palaszczuk said it was an "extraordinary" story and promised to recommend Mrs. Simpson an award for her courage.
"We will recommend it for a price of bravery," said the Queensland Prime Minister today.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison also praised Simpson's courage.
"I certainly think she's one of the bravest people I've read lately," Morrison said.
Mrs. Simpson was traveling on Aguilar Road between Kingaroy and Gympie on Thursday afternoon with her grandmother and daughter Clara when tennis ball-sized hail hit their car.
"I did not realize the danger that hail could do," Simpson told Nine News.
"I jumped into the back seat and I just covered (Clara) my body, hoping it went, but it became heavier and heavier."
She and her grandmother had to spend a night in the hospital and posted conflicting images of her wounds on social media, revealing that her back, shoulders, and arms were completely covered with marks and bruises. .
The bravery nomination comes as meteorologists warn the east and west coasts that Australia's wild climate is not over yet.
Most Australians will see abundant rains over the next few days as the east coast attempts to repair the damage caused by a week of heavy thunderstorms.
A number of people were hospitalized in Queensland this week, including Mrs. Simpson, her mother and child, after much of the state was hit by severe thunderstorms and a meteorological event called "hailnado".
On the west coast, Perth was also hit by heavy thunderstorms last night. A low pressure system has brought heavy rains to the south of the state over the next few days.
When the low pressure system moves eastward, there will be wind and high fire danger in southwestern Australia.
Coupled with the risk of storms, firefighters from the west are on maximum alert.
The cold front of Western Australia brought good rainfall to the state. Bunbury had its heaviest rain in two months.
When the rain clears in the West of Australia, storms will move to the south of Australia, resulting in heavy showers but also warmer weather.
Tasmania will experience some of its hottest days in months. Hobart is expected to reach mid-twenties this week, its hottest day in seven months.
Peasants affected by drought can also breathe a sigh of relief. Sky Weather is planning a large band of rain that will spread in central Victoria, in parts of South Australia, in central and western NSW and in Queensland.
"This is an area that could experience many storms, especially in central and northern New South Wales and in western Queensland," said Tristan Meyers, metrologist at Sky Weather. .
The heavy coastal showers expected over much of Australia's east coast also caused a distinct threat of sudden fluvial flooding.
A low-pressure spiral system hovering over Queensland will cause heavy rain in the southeast of the state. The border towns of Tweed Heads, Gold Coast and Brisbane are expecting more than 50mm of rain over the next few days.
But during the week, these regions will dry up as the low pressure system weakens.
On Wednesday, the situation will abate and the storms and torrential rains that have raged in the area since the month of October should stop.
During the night, severe thunderstorms in Queensland generated good precipitation rates for cities such as Caloundra and Yeppoon.
Cities in central Queensland experienced their wettest days in six months, with Yeppoon recording more than 20 mm of rain in the gauge.
Heavy rain will hit NSW and Queensland today. The hectic weather has also resulted in dangerous surf conditions throughout the east coast.
Residents of NSW and Queensland are also warned that if severe thunderstorms occur, they could be hit by big hail and the devastating winds that parts of the states saw earlier this week.
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe storm warning, with damaging winds and heavy rainfall expected to affect part of the central coast, the Whitsundays, central highlands, coal fields and Capricorn.
Large hailstones could also hit the area when the storm rises off the coast, said Gabriel Branescu, BOM's senior forecaster.
A warning about storms in the peninsula, the northern tropical coast and plateaus has been canceled.
Strong wind warnings were also issued for the Sunshine Coast and Moreton Bay.
Forecasters are watching a complex system of low pressure in the southeast that is backtracking to the coast.
The damage bill for Thursday's storms is still being assessed over the weekend, but it is expected to be heavy, with crops destroyed, animals killed and roofs torn from homes.
An 11-year-old boy remains in critical condition in a Brisbane hospital after being stuck under a large tree during cleaning work on a private property in Coolabunia.
A young mother is also recovering from significant bruising after being forced to use her body to protect her baby while they were caught in the fury of the sudden hail storm in a car in the same area.
Precipitation will persist throughout northeastern New South Wales, with strong winds and waves forecasting warnings for all those heading to the coast.
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a warning regarding the waves between Sydney and Byron, indicating that the weather will be hazardous for activities such as rock fishing, boating and swimming.
The showers will continue Sunday and into the week in eastern New South Wales, with heavy rains on the north coast of the state center, which triggered a flood warning.
The northern rivers of Orara, Bellinger and Kalang could be flooded with heavy rainfall, said BOM forecaster Gabrielle Woodhouse.
"People must remain vigilant, but not alarmed," said the forecaster.
With wires
